The Oregon Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission will be holding a series of free events this weekend to observe the 150^th Anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Portland City Council has voted to add fluoride to the city's water supply. Sponsored by Commissioners Randy Leonard and Nick Fish, the measure was passed in a unanimous 5-0 vote

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum signaled she is prepared to back major revisions to sentencing guidelines, including those mandated by voters through Measure 11 in 1994 and Measure 57 in 2008.

Oregon, has sidestepped the Voter ID controversy –so far. But a group of activists, connected to the right-wing Cascade Policy Institute and the Oregon Tea Party, is trying to change that.

The Sellwood Bridge Project is exceeding its minority hiring goal, project managers told Multnomah County Commissioners Thursday.

A spokeswoman for the family today announced that Ghanaian master drummer Obo Addy is in the final stages of liver cancer and has only a few weeks to live.

Regence's rate increase marks the latest in a battle between consumer advocates, health insurance providers and the Oregon Insurance Division over the transparency of the rate increase process.

Metro's evaluation committee recommends a proposal by the Schlesinger Companies, working with the Minneapolis developer Mortenson, to build a Hyatt hotel.

Colleen Davis and Roseta Akin – who on Tuesday opened the Democrats' Northeast neighborhood Voter Registration Depot – want to bring that sense of excitement back to their storefront office, right across the street from the old headquarters.

A focus group Aug. 28 at Jefferson High School brought together Jefferson students and youth from Multnomah Youth Commission's Youth Against Violence group.